Packaging and Accessories

Another side effect of the GMMK 3 configurator is it's basically impossible for Glorious to have a specific product box for the exact keyboard inside. In fact, given the vast amount of options available, even a sticker with the exact choices made would run long and look ugly on the box. As such, I am in agreement with the use of a generic banderole on the cardboard used here, and even then Glorious did add some touches here and there. Take the marketing slogan on the front, for example, which is effectively the tagline for the entire GMMK 3 series. The back and sides are adorned by the various items and accessories on offer too, giving you a teaser of what's to come. A double flap helps keep the contents in place on their way to you, and be warned that the box can be quite heavy depending on what you go with. Opening the box, we see a yellow badge with the owners name and that of the person who put together the order, which is a nice touch. There was a card here with review embargo notes that are of course not relevant to the retail experience, and we then see the keyboard comes wrapped in paper to maintain the more eco-friendly packaging going on. Accessories are found underneath or in two separate cardboard boxes in a separate layer as seen here.


Expect some stickers, a product registration note/QR code, a pamphlet about the configurator, and a primer on the six different Hall effect switches on offer with the HE versions of the GMMK 3. These come in handy since Glorious also provides some spare HE switches for you to try out. I also appreciate the Phillips screwdriver which comes in handy to disassemble the keyboard, as well as two spare gaskets, spare screws, and washers too. We are additionally provided with a low profile USB 2.4 GHz dongle, a plastic ring-style keycap puller, and a metal ring-style switch remover tool. I do feel like Glorious could have provided a better version of both here, especially for the asking price of these keyboards. In case you were wondering about the keyboard cable, you will find it a separate box that also contains the remaining keycaps left unused from the keycap set that you chose. This is a nice gesture and also leaves no doubt as to how the GMMK 3—when designed and built from the Boardsmith configurator—is basically a custom keyboard that someone builds for you in a Glorious-run facility. The cable, or at least this particular one, came in this box.


I chose a coiled cable, because the straight cable options only come in black or white colors, and this is a $50 cable which uses a 5-pin aviator-style connection in the middle. The cable is thick, comes double sleeved, and feels well-built. It's the same style as the one I used with the GMMK Pro before, and that cable has lasted years now for what it's worth. This particular cable is in the electric blue color scheme, so keep that in mind as we now get to the custom keyboard itself.